Artificial bait



Dec. 21 1926- H 5 DILLS ARTIFICIAL BAIT Filed May 20, 1925 dimm 5 ments of a crawfish when Patented Dee. 21, 1926.

HENRY B. DILLS, OF GARBETT, INDIAINA, ASSIGNOB TO Y GARRETT, INDIANA,

THE CREEK CEUB BAIT CO., OF

A. CORPORATION OF INDIANA.

ARTIFICIAL BAIT.

- Application field May 20, 1925. Serial No. 31,572.

This invention relates to ,fish ba'it and more es )ecially to an artificial bait or lure designe to represent arcrawfish or the like and so constructed as to simulate the Inovethe lure is drawn through the water.'

It is an object of the present invcntlon to provide an mex ensive yet ractical construction of arti cial bait inc udlng a plurality of resilient elements so positioned with respectto the body of the lure Ithat when the latter is drawn through the water it will assume a life-like appearance thereby greatly enchancing its value as a fish lure.

It is realized of course, that fish lures have heretofore been devised in which feathers and the like have been employed to attract the fish, but the present inventionis designed to enerally improve such prior constructions gby creating a more life-like appearance in the lure when it is in use.

Other objectsand advantages of the 1nvention will be apparent from the following description when takenin connection with the accompanying drawings, in which: Figure 1 is a top plan view of the lure. Figure 2 is a bottom plan view thereof. .Figure 3 is a side elevation'of the lure. Figure t is a longitudinal section taken on line 4-4 of Figure l; and

F1gure 5 is a cross section taken on line' 5 5 of Figure 3.

Referring to the drawings more in detail, the numeral 1 indicates the body of the lure which is formed. oit' any desirable and appropriate material, and which is grooved as indicated by numeral 2 and otherwise gelsigned to represent the body of a crawin essential feature of the invention, as stated above, resides in the production of an articial bait which will simulate the movements of a crawfish or the like, and to this end li have'attached claws, legs a tail to the body as will now be described in detail.

rlhe claws are indicated by reference numeral 'B and may be composed ot elongated tufts of hair such as squirrel tails or the like which arge glued in recesses formed in the body portion and designated by thenumeral 3. It will be noted from an inspection of the several gures of the drawings that these tufts '3 incline downwardly and and outwardly in the same manner as thc claws ofv a crawfish and in close simulation thereof, and due to the resiliency of the material of' which they are formed, will he. caused to assume varying positions when the lure is put in operation. f

The legs land tail' of the lure are indicated by are also provide fish. Both the legs and tail are constructed of feathers and therefore are sufficiently resilient to assume varying positions with respect to the body portion 1 when the lure is 1n use. It should be particularly noted that the feather 5 is relatively wide in simu lation of a crawfish tail and that when the positioned en the body so as to lure is drawn through the water the element 5 will be flexe backwardly in identically the same manner as the tail of a crawfish thereby producing a very life-like simulation of this species of crab.

The fish hook 6 is molded or otherwise iixedly secured to the body portion l with the point 7 of the hook extending below the body portion; andthe -eye 8 to which the line is attached being positioned directly above the tail 5.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings it will be observed that I have devised a rather simple and inexpensive construction of sh lure which provides a close simulation of a cravvsh, and which when in actual use will present a very ylite-like aspect ot the natural animal lin accordance with the patent statutes l have described what li now believe to be the best embodiment of the invention, but li do not wish to be understood thereby as limit ing myself or the scope of the invention, as many changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention all such l aim to include in the scope of the appended claims.

What li claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. ln combination with the body of a fish bait or lure designed to represent the body of a crawiish and having a fish-hook cnnected thereto a relatively wide and dat feather secured to the body and extending forwardly and in alignment with the lure in representation ofthe tail of a crawfish.

whereby when the lure is drawn through the 110 numerals 4 and 5 respectively, and

a' close representation of a crawtherewith and extending beyond the said end, whereby the feather will flare backwardly in simulation of a crawfish.

S. In combination'with the body of a fish bait or lure designed to represent the body of a crawfish and having a s'h hook attachedthereto, a feather secured to the forward end of the body portion in alignment therewith and extending beyond the said end, and an elongated tnft of hair attached to each side of the body adjacent the rear end thereof and extending rearwardly and at an angle therewith.

4. In combination with the body of a fish bait or lure having a fish hook extending longitudinally therethrough with the hook projecting below the body at one end, an elongated tutt of hair attached to each side of the body adjacent the rear end thereof and extendlng rearwardly and at an angle therewith, and a plurality of legs formed of feathers attached to the underside of the body 1portion in simulation of a crawfish.

n combination with the body of a sh bait or lure having a fish hook extending longitudinally therethrough with the hook projecting below the body at one end, an elongated tutt of hair attached to each side of the body adjacent the rear end thereof and eritendinnr rearwardly and at an angle therewith, a feather secured to the forward end of the body portion and extending beyond the said end, and a plurality of legs formed of feathers attached to the underside of the bodymrtin in simulation of a crawish.

6. n an artificial bait or' lure, a body portion designed to represent the'body of a crawfish and provided with a plurality of circular grooves, a fish hook rigidly connected to said body portion, an elon ated tuttv of hair attached to each side oA the body adjacent the rear end thereof and extending rearwardly and at an angle therewith, a feather secured to the forward end of` the body portion and extending beyond the said end, and a plurality of legs formed of feathers attached to the underslde of the body portion. v

HENRY S. DELS. 

